Wheel Bearing Housing, Removing And Installing, Multi-Link Suspension Vehicles With All Wheel Drive: Removing

-- Before beginning work measure the distance from the center of wheel to lower edge of wheelhouse. Refer to WHEEL BEARING IN CURB WEIGHT, LIFTING VEHICLES WITH COIL SPRING .

-- Loosen the outer drive axle threaded connection. Refer to DRIVE AXLE THREADED CONNECTION, LOOSENING AND TIGHTENING .

-- Remove the wheel. Refer to WHEELS AND TIRES .

Vehicle with a Vehicle Inclination Sensor -G384- :

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-- Remove the bolts -1- at the left and right on the linkage -2- for the rear Vehicle Inclination Sensor -G384-.

Vehicles With Stone Chip Protection 

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-- Remove the expanding rivets -1-.

-- Remove the bolts -2- and the stone chip protection -3-.

Continuation For All Vehicles 

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-- Remove coil spring. Refer to SPRING, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Disconnect and free up the connector -1- from the ABS speed sensor.

-- Disconnect the connector -2- on the electromechanical parking brake motor from the brake caliper and free it up.

-- Remove The Brake Shield. Refer to BRAKE SHIELD, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the bolts -1 and 2-.

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-- Remove the nuts -3, 6 and 8- and then the bolts -4, 5, 7 and 9-.

-- Remove wheel bearing housing.